Golf Mk4 Passenger Door Wont Lock

The door lock works in only one direction.

Golf mk4 passenger door wont lock.

Common on many german cars. All doors lock with the fob or door switch except passenger door. Seems to be a common problem. I had this recently and have collected a lot of good info and fixes.

Dawda the mechanic just a quick guide on this mk5 golf. This issue also indicates a bad lock actuator. Help i can read more. Now it won t lock from the passenger side either.

1995 vw golf tdi the central locking stopped working on the driver s door a couple of weeks ago but worked ok from the passenger door. The battery is likely dead and needs to be replaced but the remote s may also need to be reprogrammed to work. I also went through getting a dea. Locks work from the switch but not the remote.

As many people are aware there is a problem with the occasional vw door being stuck locked closed. If this happens the problem is with the remote. Here is a vid i made on fixing vw golf mk4 door locking mechanisms or rather replacing them. This is a video tutorial that shows you how to remove replace rear door lock module assembly in just 25 simple steps.

Ok first off the title. A bit strange i know but after many many hours of research i found that several different word combos gave different results so tried to make it as generic as possible. Some other details passenger door can be opened with the door handle just fine the door lock switch seems to work fine as it will lock the other 3 doors.